2017 Year In Review – May
As we prepare to say goodbye to 2017, battlefordsNOW is taking a look at some of the top news items that made headlines and newsmakers over the past 12 months.
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There were thousands of hockey fans tuned into CJNB/CJNS and online to follow the Battlefords North Stars who travelled to Penticton B.C. to compete for the Western Canada Cup in May. After winning the SJHL’s Canalta Cup, the Stars faced the best junior ‘A’ hockey teams from the western provinces and went 1-2-1 in the round robin portion of the tournament. Battlefords’ season came to a halt after the North Stars dropped their playoff matchup against host Penticton Vees.
The second annual On Air for Health Care Radiothon held on May 12 on 1050 CJNB,Q98 and 93.3 The Rock raised over $190,000. The 12-hour Radiothon raised funds for Dr. Abraham Awoben’s new E.N.T. (Ears, Nose and Throat) department at the BUH to purchase state of the art equipment. Dr. Awoben joined the Battleford Union Hospital in October of 2016 filling the E-N-T roll that had been vacant at the hospital for over two-years.